Tree pollen allergy J30.- J45.-

Tree and grass pollen from wind-pollinated plants are among the most common sources of allergens for the European population. About 13% of the European population suffers from pollen allergy (Blomme 2013). Both pollen groups release large amounts of allergenically active portoins and glycoproteins on contact with water, which can cause allergic symptoms on the exposed mucous membranes.

The most important groups of the allergenic pollen degenerating in Northern Europe and North America belong to trees of two families:

• the Betulaceae family(birch, alder, hazelnut, hornbeam)
• Family of Fagaceae(oak, copper beech, chestnut)
• Olaceae and Cupressaceae families: An important group of trees with allergenic pollen, also found in the Mediterranean region, belong to the Olaceae family(olive, ash, privet, lilac) and the Cupressaceae family (cypress, Japanese cedar)

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